This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Act.” History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-9-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1122, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 10/HB 323. The 2017 amendment, effective May […]
It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and are public purposes and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred […]
Any action against the authority to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this chapter shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 8; Code 1981, § 10-9-13 ; Code 1981, § […]
The authority, in addition to the moneys received from the collection of revenues, rents, and earnings derived under the provisions of this chapter or from the Department of Economic Development, shall have authority to accept from any entity or agency of the United States, of this state, or of any county, municipality, political subdivision, or […]
All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as grants, contributions, or gifts or as revenues, rents, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter, except that grants, contributions, or gifts, the terms or conditions of which require that the […]
The board of governors of the authority is authorized to fix rentals, fees, prices, and other charges which any tenant, lessee, licensee, user, exhibitor, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the authority for the use of the project or the facilities or part thereof or combination thereof, and for the goods and services provided […]
Notwithstanding any designation or name of a facility of the authority, the facilities of the authority owned by it or under its control and management, including without limitation facilities named as or used for plazas, parks, pavilions, and vehicular and pedestrian ways, shall not be open or accessible to the public or be generally available […]
The authority shall operate the project so as to ensure maximum use of the project. In connection with and incident to its operation of the project, the authority may engage in such activities as it deems appropriate to promote trade shows, conventions, and tourism within the state so as to promote the use of the […]
The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority and in connection therewith the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 45, relating to the Attorney General, shall apply. History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 666, § 3; Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 13; Code 1981, § 10-9-12 ; Code 1981, § 10-9-16 , enacted […]
The authority is authorized to contract with any county, municipality, public corporation, or public authority, or combination of the foregoing (any such county, municipality, corporation, authority, or combination being hereinafter referred to as the “local entity”), to exercise on behalf of the local entity such responsibility in connection with the planning, design, acquisition, construction, operation, […]
This Code section does not apply to any real property: Held by the authority for management under Code Section 10-9-5 or contract with the Department of Economic Development pursuant to such Code section; Held by the authority as lessee under lease from the Department of Economic Development; Acquired by the authority with the proceeds of […]
The foregoing Code sections of this chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any […]
This chapter, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 15; Code 1981, § 10-9-16 ; Code 1981, § 10-9-18 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1122, § 1.
The accounts of the authority created in this chapter shall be kept as separate and distinct accounts and shall be audited by the Department of Audits and Accounts of the state. History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 16; Code 1981, § 10-9-14 ; Code 1981, § 10-9-19 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. […]
There is re-created the “Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority” as a body corporate and politic, which shall be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation. History. Code 1981, § 10-9-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1122, § 1.
As used in this chapter, the term: “Authority” means the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority. “Cost” with respect to the terms “cost of the project” or “cost of the facilities” includes but is not limited to the following: All costs of the purchase, lease, or any other form of acquisition by […]
Without limiting the generality of any provision of this chapter, the general purpose of the authority is declared to be that of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating the project, in whole or in part, directly or under contract with the Department of Economic Development or others, and engaging in such other activities as it […]
In addition to and not in derogation of its other powers under this chapter, the authority is empowered to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order. The authority shall have legislative power to adopt reasonable ordinances relating to the property, affairs, and administration of […]
The authority is authorized and directed to contract with the Department of Economic Development to exercise on behalf of the department such future responsibility in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, management, and maintenance of the project as is now or may be vested in the department; and the Department of Economic Development is authorized […]
The board of governors of the authority shall consist of 15 members. Each member shall serve for a term of four years, with the beginning and ending dates of terms to be specified by the Governor except that the four additional positions added in 1999 shall be appointed for initial terms ending July 1, 2002, […]
